Adobe Photoshop Memory Corruption
Published Mar 12, 2021
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 4.64%
Description
Adobe Photoshop versions 21.2.5 (and earlier) and 22.2 (and earlier) are affected by a Memory Corruption vulnerability when parsing a specially crafted file. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
Affected products
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- Version unspecifiedStatusaffectedConstraints<=21.2.5
- Version unspecifiedStatusaffectedConstraints<=22.2
- Version unspecifiedStatusaffectedConstraints<=None
- Version
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
NoneAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
TotalDecision
n/aAssessed Apr 23, 2025 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (23 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 4.64% (0.04636) | 91.44th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.48% (0.04478) | 90.20th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jan 22, 2026 | 1.63% (0.01632) | 81.49th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 16, 2025 | 3.23% (0.03231) | 86.66th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.96% (0.01961) | 81.87th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 7.86% (0.07859) | 86.40th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.10% (0.01102) | 76.54th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.09% (0.00091) | 40.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 12, 2024 | 0.09% (0.00091) | 39.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 22, 2024 | 0.09% (0.00087) | 37.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 13, 2024 | 0.09% (0.00087) | 35.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 17, 2023 | 0.08% (0.00081) | 33.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 21, 2023 | 0.09% (0.00093) | 38.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.12% (0.00117) | 43.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.22% (0.01223) | 66.90th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.22% (0.01223) | 66.90th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 7.95% (0.07947) | 92.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.22% (0.01223) | 64.42th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 7.95% (0.07947) | 81.80th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 15.45% (0.15449) | 90.05th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 15.45% (0.15449) | 89.93th | v1 |
| Jan 5, 2022 | 3.91% (0.03913) | 83.55th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 3.91% (0.03913) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (1)
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/photoshop/apsb21-17.html x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/photoshop/apsb21-17.html | x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.